Characterization of a Swedish bovine isolate of Neospora caninum

Parasitology Research

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 214-219

  Stenlund, S ^a,b   Bjorkman C ^b   Holmdahl, O J M ^a   Kindahl, H ^b   Uggla, A ^a  

^a NATIONAL VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; COCCIDIA; COCCIDIOSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; COW; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; NEOSPORA CANINUM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWEDEN; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; CERCOPITHECUS AETHIOPS; COCCIDIOSIS; DOGS; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, INDIRECT; NEOSPORA; RABBITS; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SWEDEN; VERO CELLS;

EID: 0030929738     PISSN: 00443255     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004360050236     Document Type: Article

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